Anna Avramidou plays Tchaikovsky with The Purcell School Symphony Orchestra
The Purcell School Symphony Orchestra returns to Milton Court with a vibrant programme featuring the first symphonies of Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich. Prokofiev composed his Symphony No. 1, the “Classical Symphony,” in 1917 during the upheaval of the Russian Revolution. The work draws on the clarity and charm of Haydn while adding Prokofiev’s distinctive neoclassical...